Demon King – Chapter 786 – Returning the Favor

“Wake up! It’s already twelve! Why are you getting up later and later every single day?!”

Tugging at her sister’s blanket, seeing that it was already lunchtime and she still was not awake, Eiya directly rushed into the room to provide wake-up service.

“I’m up, I’m up… guh…”

Instinctively protecting the blanket on her body, the little Demon Lord rubbed her eyes and slowly sat up from the bed. But her head was still nodding off, looking like she could fall back asleep at any moment.

“We clearly slept together last night, right? I’ve been awake for so long already. How are you still this good at sleeping?”

“Maybe I’m old. Past my prime.”

She slapped her own cheeks lightly. Under her sister’s nagging, Her Majesty finally forced herself to wake up a bit more.

“Old my ass! If we go by birth age, you’re only a bit more than a year older than me. And this body of yours was made by that big crystal. Your actual age should subtract another seven years.”

“Little sis, that kind of subtraction isn’t allowed.”

Eiru felt speechless. But the logic somehow sounded reasonable, and for a moment she genuinely could not refute it.

“Alright, stop messing around. Hurry up and get up. Brush your teeth, wash your face, and eat.”

After washing up and splashing her face with cold water to properly wake herself up, Eiru finally returned to her usual state. However, perhaps because she had slept too long, when she walked out of the bathroom, her head still hurt a little.

“Oh, Accident, you’re here too?”

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Seeing her childhood friend at the dining table, the little Demon Lord rubbed her temples and plopped down across from him, teasing him again.

“Damn it, can you call me properly? Are you addicted to that or what? What the hell do you mean accident…”

Jiaqi was still brooding over his parents tossing him here. Sure, it was the house of the girl he liked, and the two families were close to an absurd degree, but living under someone else’s roof…

If Eiru were still a boy, Jiaqi could at least joke around with him to ease the awkwardness. But now that his childhood friend had turned into a loli, he could not mess around like before. Staying here made him feel uncomfortable all over.

And the only person he could complain to, Yuki, kept mocking him for not appreciating his blessings.

“What are you even complaining about? I wish I could live at Lu Brat’s house. I’m jealous as hell… And Lu Brat hasn’t come over to my place recently. My mom’s even been muttering about it, asking if I made her angry.”

“Doesn’t your wife have that clone ability or something? Let her keep using that move and you two can stick together every day.”

“I want to, but she said for some reason the skill’s sealed lately… she can’t use it. I’m guessing it’s related to Hulu again.”

“Stop right there. I don’t understand that kind of stuff… If there’s something wrong with your wife’s body, that’s for you to worry about.”

Although he said that, after so many years of friendship, hearing that something might be off with Eiru’s body, Jiaqi still felt the need to care.

Back to the present, Jiaqi sized up the silver-haired loli in front of him, who was currently battling with the food in her bowl. Thinking about how late she had gotten up today and recalling what Yuki mentioned yesterday, he asked with some concern.

“Lu Brat, your body’s fine, right? You got up so late today. Yuki told me to keep an eye on you.”

“Me?”

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The little Demon Lord chewed and swallowed the food in her mouth, then moved her limbs a few times, not noticing anything strange.

“I’m fine. Sometimes I just oversleep easily… What is there for you to keep an eye on? Stupid Yuki’s just worrying for nothing.”

“If I were Brother Yuki, I’d be worrying about you every day too.”

Passing by and hearing their conversation, Eiya smiled and walked behind her sister, wrapping both arms around her neck and leaning her weight on her.

“Go away, you little brat. What do you know?”

“Come on, Sis. Even if I’m not good at a lot of things, when it comes to this, including Brother Yuki, no one has more say than me.”

Eiya mischievously rubbed her cheek against her sister’s. After all, she had seen her sister’s entire life after the age of seven. She knew all of Eiru’s habits and little issues over the years inside and out. Sometimes even Yuki had to ask her for advice.

“Tch…”

Her Majesty smacked her lips. She wanted to argue back but could not find a reason. This rare scene of her being suppressed left Jiaqi quite surprised.

“Whoa, Lu brat… you’ve fallen so far that you can’t even handle Little Ya now? You used to one-sidedly crush her. Looks like loli-fication really has a serious impact.”

“Come on, if you’re so capable, you do it. Please, begin your performance.”

The little Demon Lord gently pushed her sister toward Jiaqi.

‘You coward, and you dare talk about me? Who’s the one tiptoeing around my little sister right now? It was a winning situation and you’ve turned it into this out of pure cowardice. I’ve seen the script, and I’m getting anxious for you.’

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Understanding her sister’s intention instantly, Eiya trotted over and directly sat down on Jiaqi’s lap. In that instant, Jiaqi’s breathing grew noticeably heavier.

“Oh my, why are you so nervous? Stupid Qi, have you really fallen so low that you can’t even handle Little Ya now? You used to bully her one-sidedly… looks like this loli-ification thing…”

“Cough! Cough cough cough!”

Jiaqi suddenly coughed loudly to cut her off. That whole turning-into-a-loli-because-of-a-certain-scummy-Demon-Lord thing was a secret. The childhood sweetheart sitting on his lap absolutely could not find out.

“What’s wrong? Did you choke? Don’t be so nervous~”

“Lu Brat! You’re so damn scummy!”

“Thanks for the compliment~ It’s only polite to return the favor.”

Sitting on Jiaqi’s lap, Eiya listened to their conversation in confusion. Although she did not understand what the two of them were talking about, she knew one thing. Her sister must have pulled something on Jiaqi again and grabbed hold of some leverage over him.

“Brother Jiaqi, did my sister trick you again? You used to be so good at tricking her when we were little. Why are you so weak now?”

‘What the hell? You too?’

Watching his little sweetheart increasingly align herself with her sister in every aspect, Jiaqi suddenly felt a headache coming on.

‘Such a good kid. Lu brat, don’t you dare corrupt her for me.’

Under the sisters’ joint offensive, he retreated step by step. Just as Jiaqi was about to raise his hands in surrender, Ei Yuan and Liu Wan in the distance finally noticed the commotion at the dining table.

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“Alright, Little Ya, get down already! You’re not a child anymore, why are you still sticking to your Brother Jiaqi…”

“Bleh~”

After being scolded, Eiya made a face at the two of them, hopped off Jiaqi’s lap, and ran back to her room in a flurry.

The warmth on his lap suddenly disappeared. Watching his childhood sweetheart run off, Jiaqi felt an inexplicable sense of loss in his heart.

“What’s wrong? Didn’t get enough hugging Little Ya?”

The change in his expression did not escape the Demon Lord’s eyes. She grinned mischievously and started teasing again.

“If you like her, be more proactive. No wonder your parents feel safe letting you stay here… upright and honorable gentleman Hui Jiaqi.”

Listening to Eiru’s exaggerated teasing, Jiaqi’s face was covered in black lines.

Is there something wrong with being an upright gentleman? If I go in recklessly and crash, that’s game over.

“Seriously, trust me. Go confess. Guaranteed win.”

“I trust you my ass. You scummy loli, your heart’s dark as hell!”